History of Highlife Music (Part 1) – Origins of Highlife Music

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History of Highlife Music (Part 1) – Origins of Highlife Music


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  1. Go and read more about it before you want to start from Ghana. Ghanians learn it Liberia. From the rhythm and the melody. Liberians invented the Palmwine music and when Palmwine Music got to Ghana it was rename and improvised to Highlife music. Highlife Music gave birth to what is now known as Afrobeats

  2. YES REX LAWSON WAS GREAT, YOU FORGET TO SAY THAT HE'S ONE OF VICTOR OLAIYA'S ALL

    STARS BAND WHO PLAYED FOR THE DIGNITARIES INCLUDING PRINCESS ALEXANDRIA WHO

    REPRESENTED HER LATE ROYAL MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II AT THE DANCING BALLOF

    NIGERIA'S INDEPENDENCE. JUST LIKE 1956 VISIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II TO NIGERIA,

    VICTOR OLAIYA'S BAND WAS THE ONLY BAND INVITED TO PLAY FOR THE DIGNITARIES. HIS BAND

    WAS THEN CALLED "COOL CATS". BRIEFLY BEFORE 1960, OLAIYA RENAMED HIS HIGHLIFE BAND AS

    "ALL STARS" APART FROM REX LAWSON, OTHER VICTOR LAIYAS'

    ALL STARS INCLUDED: VICTOR UWAIFOR, FELA RANSOME KUTI, DELE OJO, etc.

  3. Highlife music was started in west Africa by the Kru people of Liberia Sierra, it's never a traditional music to any west African ethnic group,it spread from Liberia Sierra Leone to other coastal people in west Africa

  4. this has taught me a lot about our culture….even though i know a little this surprised in many ways thanks for these videos, we africans need to learn and appreciate our culture more ❤

  5. Thank you for this video, I love how you have arranged the history but he did not invent this very old sound of the Biafra region

    Erekeosima was a master arranger and composer, he made us see our ancient sound in a whole new perspective just like Michael Jackson made people see funk music in a whole new light. OR IS THIS WHAT YOU MEANT BY NEW SOUNDS

    Osima owuari by rex lawson was the simplest depiction of our original sound. Very Simple but incredibly uplifting and beautiful

  6. It is an ugly city name 😆. I love this content. Thank you all of the creators that collaborated together. I have shared all of the videos on the Playlist hopefully waking up many from various parts of the world. Many blessings to you all

  7. I was blessed to watch this… on this day… Anniversary of the Birth of Abami Eda, Fela Anikulapo Kuti; Anniversary of the Assassination of the Upright Man – Thomas Sankara! 🙏🏿❤🖤💚

  8. This is such an informative and educational content!!! Thank you 💐. Your channel deserves a lot more subbies – frankly, half of Africa should be subscribed to you. I'd love to see similar content like yours from literally all the ethnic groups, across the continent. we're sitting on connos of knowledge/legacies, that we ought to be proudly embracing and building on.

  9. Ok, I did not expect this video to be this deep. Another very good one Derrick. A few amendments, the last line of the bridge of the first song you played "Adaure" is "aturu kpu evule gba aka nwa iworiwo".

    The event you described when your family went to meet your wife's family before you got married is called "Iku aka" and not "ikwu aka" as rendered in the video.

    I will definitely watch this again.

  10. This was an amazing video! I always learn so much from your videos. That explanation you gave for scarification for example was something I hadn't heard before. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  11. Excellent video! African spirituality is so deceivingly complex. Every time I learn more about it I'm in awe. Thanks for providing this valuable knowledge to the project!

  12. Ofodirinwa, I love this one. Thank you! Don't leave out Umu Obiligbo…their earlier stuff when they still did Highlife, they come from a family of Highlife musicians❤️❤️❤️ I love the way Okpuozor Obiligbo can sing Highlife and tell stories like an old man. Our music is the best because of the stories, codes, and proverbs. Ogene is my favourite music. When i set up the optimal environment, including Ogene music playing, I have a direct line of communication with my ancestors. I actually mentioned something about it a few years ago on one older video of yours, but back then I didn't really know what was happening. I just knew Ogene was doing a strange and amazing thing to me. Thank you for this. Jisie ike 💪🏾